OTTAWA - The CRTC has denied a request from Bell and Telus to replace the basic international telecommunications services (BITS) licensing regime with a registration system. Instead, the commission has... Continue Reading
WINNIPEG - Canada's third-largest telco, Manitoba Telecom Services Inc, (MTS) reported a 33% drop in second-quarter profit after losing 4,000 residential-phone customers last quarter and additional expenses, including the recent... Continue Reading
MISSISSAUGA, - Phonetime, a supplier of international long distance telecommunication products and services reports sales increased by 71% in the second quarter to $39.3 million, up from $23 million in... Continue Reading
VANCOUVER –Telus Corp reported a 5.5% increase in quarterly profits on the strength of wireless revenue and new mobile phone and Internet subscribers, but chief executive office Darren Entwistle told... Continue Reading
RICHMOND, BC, - It will take about five months to complete, but beginning this month Rogers Video stores will begin changing their name to Rogers Plus. "This change reflects our... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Jim Prentice says Bell Mobility and Telus have assured him that any customers mistakenly charged for text message spam can have the charges removed from their bills.Prentice,... Continue Reading
BRANDON - Westman Communications Group is adding High Fidelity HDTV’s suite of four HD channels to its line-up for subscribers in the city of Brandon in Manitoba and surrounding areas.The... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Telesat Holdings Inc. reported a net income of $12.4 million for the second quarter, reversing a net loss of $101.4 million in the preceding quarter. The newly-independent satellite... Continue Reading
MONTREAL - Bell Canada will use the Beijing Olympics to launch its new national brand tomorrow, aligning all of its products and services under the Bell name. "The new Bell... Continue Reading
IT’S NOT USUAL FOR a reporter to ignore a story on his beat, but it’s happening right now for me. The issue is text message fees and the decision by... Continue Reading